Pillow

ABSTRACT

Described herein is a half-moon shaped pillow made of medium to firm memory foam at a 40-degree slope so that children and adults are at the optimal slope to prevent congestion and coughing during sleep.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates generally to a half-moon shaped pillow made ofmedium to firm memory foam at a 40-degree slope so that children andadults are at the optimal slope to prevent congestion and coughingduring sleep.

BACKGROUND

Currently there are a number of solutions for propping up a child oradult in bed to help relief coughing and congestion while they aretrying to sleep. One of these solutions attempts to use a number ofstandard pillows, but this solution fails to meet the needs of themarket because the pillows commonly do not stay in place through thewhole night due to the sleeper's tossing and turning. Another solutionattempts to use a reclining chair to sleep in, but this solution issimilarly unable to meet the needs of the market because sleeping in achair is uncomfortable and not everyone has a recliner.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It would be advantageous to have an apparatus that would prop a personup at a 40-degree angle to sleep when they are sick to avoid excessivecoughing. Furthermore, it would also be advantageous to have anapparatus that is designed in a half-moon or arcuate shape to keep thesleeper's head in place and prevent them from rolling off the pillow.Still further, it would be advantageous to have an apparatus that islined with a waterproof material that can be wiped clean. Therefore,there currently exists a need in the market for an apparatus that is auniquely designed pillow that elevates the head at the recommended40-degree slope relative to the resting surface, preventing draining andcoughing while sleeping.

The invention advantageously fills the aforementioned deficiencies byproviding a half-moon shaped pillow made of medium to firm memory foamat a 40-degree slope so that children and adults are at the optimalslope to prevent congestion and coughing during sleep, which provides agood night's sleep for the user and caregiver.

The invention is a specially shaped and dimensioned pillow to prop up auser at an angle to help prevent coughing and congestion while the useris trying to sleep.

The apparatus has a shaped design to keep the user from rolling off ofthe pillow in the middle of the night.

The apparatus is lined with a breathable, waterproof material that caneasily be wiped clean and offers extra pillow covets to put over theapparatus.

The apparatus fulfills the need for relief from congestion and coughingwhile trying to sleep.

Among other things, it is an advantage of the invention to provide ahalf-moon or arcuate shaped pillow made of medium to firm memory foam ata 40-degree slope relative to the resting surface to allow a user relieffrom congestion and coughing during sleep that does not suffer from anyof the problems or deficiencies associated with prior solutions.

It is still further an advantage of the invention to be available inadult and children's sizes.

The invention now will be described more fully hereinafter withreference to the accompanying drawings, which are intended to be read inconjunction with both this summary, the detailed description and anypreferred and/or particular embodiments specifically discussed orotherwise disclosed. This invention may, however, be embodied in manydifferent forms and should not be construed as limited to theembodiments set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided byway of illustration only and so that this disclosure will be thorough,complete and will fully convey the full scope of the invention to thoseskilled in the art.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows the back view of the device.

FIG. 2 shows the bottom view of the device.

FIG. 3 shows the front view of the device.

FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of the device.

FIG. 5 shows a side view of the device.

FIG. 6 shows the top view of the device.

FIG. 7 shows a potential logo for the product.

FIG. 8 shows the potential marketing towards people with a sick child.

FIG. 9 shows the potential marketing on how device helps a child sleep.

FIG. 10 shows the potential marketing of how the shape of the devicehelps with drainage.

FIG. 11 shows the potential marketing for how the device will be easy tokeep clean.

FIG. 12 shows the potential marketing towards children and adults.

FIG. 13 shows the potential marketing for how the device helps userssleep easier.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Following are more detailed descriptions of various concepts related to,and embodiments of, methods and apparatus according to the presentdisclosure. It should be appreciated that various aspects of the subjectmatter introduced above and discussed in greater detail below may beimplemented in any of numerous ways, as the subject matter is notlimited to any particular manner of implementation. Examples of specificimplementations and applications are provided primarily for illustrativepurposes.

The invention is directed to be a half-moon shaped pillow made of amedium to firm memory foam and having a 40-degree slope relative to aresting surface to place user's at the optimal position to preventcongestion and coughing during sleep. The invention is designed with amedium to firm memory foam that provides comfort while maintaining aspecific dimensioned shape and slope. The device also comes with anexternal pillow cover that can be easily removed and cleaned in awashing machine. The pillow itself is lined with a breathable,waterproof material that can easily be wiped clean.

The invention is a uniquely designed pillow that keeps the user's headelevated at a recommended 40-degree slope. This slope prevents drainingand coughing while sleeping.

Referring to the figures, FIGS. 1-6 show the pillow device of thepresent invention and generally referred to as device 10. The device 10generally is constructed out of a medium to firm density memory foamforming a block portion 100 of the device. The block portion 100 formsthe depth of the device 10 and includes sidewalls and a back wall. Afront wall 102 of the block portion 100 is generally tapered in profilefrom a position adjacent to a surface the device 10 is resting upon to aposition higher than the surface the device 10 is rested upon, whereinthe slope of the taper from the front wall 102 to the back wall is atleast 40 degrees. The front wall 102 is further dimensioned with anarcuate, crescent, or half-moon shape 101 to form a resting a surfacefor the head of a user of the device 10. Accordingly, the user willplace their head and neck onto the front wall 102 of the device 10 whereit will be supported by the tapered and shaped resting surface 101.

Various related embodiments of the invention are also described inAppendix A, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

While the invention has been described above in terms of specificembodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited tothese disclosed embodiments. Upon reading the teachings of thisdisclosure many modifications and other embodiments of the inventionwill come to mind of those skilled in the art to which this inventionpertains, and which are intended to be and are covered by both thisdisclosure and the appended claims. It is indeed intended that the scopeof the invention should be determined by proper interpretation andconstruction of the appended claims and their legal equivalents, asunderstood by those of skill in the art relying upon the disclosure inthis specification and the attached drawings.

1. A pillow device, as is herein shown and described.
 2. A headsupporting device, the device including a resting surface positioned ata forty degree angle and arcuate in shape, as is herein shown anddescribed.